Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will go head-to-head in their first televised debate of the general election on 4 June. The two leaders will appear on ITV at 9pm for an hour, the channel has announced. 'Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate' will be moderated by journalist Julie Etchingham and will take place live in front of a studio audience. Follow live general election updates The programme is the first in a series of clashes set to be held by various broadcasters.
Televised leader debates have been a staple of US politics since the 1950s but the first TV debates in the UK did not take place until the 2010 general election when Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg took part in three.
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